The school said they will refund the cost of the yearbook to parents who complain about the issue. "All the messages I get about people being thankful for me speaking out are worth it, and I'd do it a million times." Riley O’Keefe, a ninth-grader whose picture was digitally altered in the yearbook, making her outfit look more conservative, said that the school’s action made girls feel uncomfortable. I couldn’t believe that they printed the. "The dress code and sexualization of young girls' bodies has been happening for a long time," she said. When Bartram Trail High School freshman Riley O’Keefe saw her yearbook photo, she noticed a black bar was added to cover more of her breasts. O'Keefe said no matter people say, she'll continue to advocate for herself and others. A Florida high school language arts and yearbook teacher took the liberty of altering 80 yearbook photos of female students after she said the students violated the. In crude digital editing, black bars or cut-and-paste swatches of the teens’ attire. A high school in northeast Florida, which made headlines this year regarding its dress. What to make of the digital altering of the yearbook photos of more than 80 girls at one Florida high school. "If parents aren't teaching at home how daughters should dress and dress decently, then the school has to parent," said Rachel D'aquin. A previous version included altered photos to conceal the identity of minors. I was disgusted."īut one mother of a tenth-grade daughter at the school said she's in favor of the dress code and the edits. "You're not only affecting their photo - it's not just for protecting them - you're making them uncomfortable and feel like their bodies aren't acceptable in a yearbook," O'Keefe added.įellow ninth-grader Zoe Iannone remarked to WJAX that, "They opened up the yearbook, saw pictures and that was the first thing they worried about. "But then they looked at the boys, for the swim team photos and other sports photos and thought that was fine, and that's really upsetting and uncomfortable." "The double standard in the yearbook is more so that they looked at our body and thought just a little bit of skin showing was sexual," O'Keefe said. Ninth-grader Riley O'Keefe said the situation has grown much bigger than yearbook photos.
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